Job description

Junior DevOps Software Engineer

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a relevant technical discipline and 1+ year of related experience obtained through any combination of coursework and internships.
Software development experience with Python, Java and SQL. Working knowledge of JavaScript.
Working knowledge of Git and experience with development workflows in GitHub, Bitbucket or an equivalent tool.
Experience developing software on a UNIX command line platform.
Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team.
Ability to obtain interim Secret DoD Security clearance prior to start date.
Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 60 days of start date.

Responsibilities:

Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
Frequently communicate and collaborate with other team members to ensure successful completion of project objectives.

Technical Knowledge:

Experience designing, developing and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
Experience designing, building and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker.
Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
Previous SCM experience, including release planning, managing software baselines, merging branches, and producing software builds
Experience with Atlassian tools, including Bitbucket integrations with JIRA and Confluence.
Experience integrating code review systems into the SCM process.
Experience with static code analysis, particularly security scans.
Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
Experience working as part of an Agile software development team.
Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards and updating applications and code to meet security scans and security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).

Clearance/Citizenship: